Interestingly, Anzalone said that it wasn’t the team’s 4-7 record that turned him off – he points to the 4-28 two-year nightmare in the Rich Kotite era.

“It’s been about the nastiness,” said Anzalone, who left the Meadowlands at halftime of Thursday’s Thanksgiving Night Massacre at the hands of the Patriots. “I just think society in general — you’re out in your car there’s no respect at all. I don’t want to put up with that from people taking it out on me anymore… I wasn’t the originator of the chant and I won’t be the last one.”

I have noticed the mix of emotions about Fireman Ed at Jets games – many loved participating in the chant, while others considered him more of a cartoon character. Anzalone seems frustrated that some fans think he’s a paid Jets employee, when he’s been a season ticketholder since Giants Stadium opened in 1976.

It also doesn’t help that some fans know that he was a Miami Dolphins fan as a child – an unforgivable sin in the minds of many.

It will be interesting to see if anyone else tries to take up the mantle of “Jets Superfan” in the coming weeks – or if the Jets try to create one themselves (a dicey proposition around these parts).